Scienza e natura

THE FLORA OF DORSETSHIRE With A Sketch of the Topography River System and the Geology of the County

MANSEL-PLEYDELL John Clavell · 1895 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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Dorchester: Dorset County Chronicle, 1895 2nd edn inscribed by author on verso of front free endpaper . 8vo (9 x 5¾ ins). Original blind-ruled gilt decorated brown cloth (lightly rubbed at edges - otherwise VG in protective cover). Pp. xxxxiii + 345 + xxv (errata and index), i...

SCIENCE FOR THE NATION Perspectives on the History of the Science Museum

MORRIS Peter J.T. · 2010 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. 9780230230095 1st edn 1st printing signed by author on title page. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine). Pp. xxi + 350, illus with coloured and b&w photos (no inscriptions).

LABORATORIES Their Planning and Fittings

MUNBY Alan E. · 1931 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

G. Bell and Sons, 1931 2nd edn. Tall 8vo. Original silver lettered blue buckram cloth, top edge blue (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xix + 214, illus with b&w photos and diagrams (no inscriptions).

PRINCIPLES OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (Chemical Engineering Series)

WALKER William H., McADAMS William H., GILLILAND Edwin R. · 1937 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1937 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered grey cloth (rubbed at edges and title heavily annotated), no dustwrapper. Pp. xi + 749, illus with b&w photos and diagrams (ex academic library with usual stamps and markings; pencil notes in margins).

BECOMING DR JONES A Wild Life

JONES Rhys · 2023 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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Headline Accent, 2023. 9781472299598 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original green lettered cream cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. xxviii + 339 (no inscriptions).

AN AFFAIR WITH GENIUS

GREEN Joseph · 1969 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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Victor Gollancz, 1969 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 190 (literary agency stamp on front endpaper; no inscriptions).

GLOBAL SCIENCE AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY Studies in Historical Sociology of Science

MALLARD Gregoire, PARADEISE Catherine, PEERBAYE Ashveen · 2009 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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Routledge, 2009. 9780415890250 8vo. Original printed card covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. xii + 231 (no inscriptions).

TECHNOLOGY'S STORYTELLERS Reweaving the Human Fabric

STAUDENMAIER John M. · 1985 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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MIT Press, 1985 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered tan cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (small tears at edges - in protective cover). Pp. xxvii + 282 (no inscriptions).

12 BYTES How We Got Here Where We Might Go Next

WINTERSON Jeanette · 2021 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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Jonathan Cape, 2021. 9781787332451 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original purple lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 273, with b&w illus (no inscriptions).

TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO BOOK HAS GONE BEFORE A Joyous Journey Through All of Science

O'NEILL Luke · 2023 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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Viking, 2023. 9780241542422 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. vii + 360 (no inscriptions).

THE COMPLEAT FLORIST

DUKE J. · 1740 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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J. Duke and J. Carwitham, 1740 1st edn. 2 vols bound in 1. 8vo (9 x 5¾ ins). Contemporary panelled calf later re-backed, gilt lettered raised-ribbed spine, marbled endpapers (boards pitted and scratched and corners rather bumped and worn). Unpaginated, illus with pictorial tit...

SEXUS BOTANICUS The Love Lives of Plants

ANTON Joanne, BUTLER Erik [Translator] · 2023 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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MIT Press, 2023. 9780262546454 Tall 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine in publisher's unopened shrinkwrap). Pp. 184, illustrated (no inscriptions).

VIRTUOSO BY NATURE The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby FRS (1635-1672)

BIRKHEAD Tim · 2016 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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Leiden: Brill, 2016 1st edn. 8vo. Original blue pictorial boards (Fine in protective cover). Pp. xii + 439, illus with coloured and b&w photos (no inscriptions).

ART ANIMALS AND POLITICS Knowsley and the Earls of Derby

LLOYD Stephen · 2016 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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Unicorn Press, 2016. 9781910065822 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. 336, illus with coloured photos (no inscriptions).

THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES OF ENGLAND

CONNOR R.D. · 1987 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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HMSO Science Museum, 1987 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (faint spotting on top edge - otherwise Fine), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. xxvi + 422, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's neat inscription on front paste-down).

AUGUSTINE TO GALILEO Volume I Science in the Middle Ages 5th to 13th Centuries [&] Volume II Science in the Later Middle Ages and Early Modern Times 13th to 17th Centuries

CROMBIE A.C. · 1979 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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Heinemann Educational, 1979. 0435541943 2nd revised edn 3rd printing. 2 vols in 1. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 288 [&] 372, illus with b&w photos and diagrams (previous owner's neat inscription ...

BRITISH SONG BIRDS Being Popular Descriptions and Anecdotes of the Choristers of the Groves

WOOD Neville · 1836 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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John W. Parker, 1836 1st edn. 12mo (7 x 4½ ins). Original gilt lettered brown floral-patterned cloth (small tears at head and tail of spine - otherwise VG). Pp. xii + 408 + table, index and advts (previous owner's ink inscription on front paste-down and pencil inscription on v...

A COLD WELCOME The Little Ice Age and Europe's Encounter with North America

WHITE Sam · 2017 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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Harvard University Press, 2017 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine, not price clipped). Pp. xii + 361, illus with b&w maps (nicks at top edges of pp.233-236; no inscriptions).

INLAND BIRDS Northern Observations By a Sportsman

BATTEN H. Mortimer · 1923 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

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Hutchinson, 1923 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (lightly scuffed at head and tail of spine - otherwise VG). Pp. 288, illus with b&w plates (some light spotting; no inscriptions).

THE HANDBOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS Volume I-V [Complete]

WITHERBY H.F., JOURDAIN F.C.R., TICEHURST N.F., TUCKER B.W. · 1946 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

H.F. & G. Witherby, 1946-1947 1st edn 4th imp. 5 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue buckram cloth (a little rubbed at edges - otherwise VG), dustwrappers (small tears and creases at edges and partial loss at top corner of upper cover of vol III - in protective wrappers fus...